.38-CALIBER

 Dictionary entry overview: What does .38-caliber mean? 

• .38-CALIBER (adjective)
  The adjective .38-CALIBER has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameter

  Familiarity information: .38-CALIBER used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• .38-CALIBER (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the bore of a gun (or its ammunition) that measures thirty-eight hundredths of an inch in diameter

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

.38-caliber; .38-calibre; .38 caliber; .38 calibre

Context example:

a .38 caliber shell

Pertainym:

caliber (diameter of a tube or gun barrel)

 Context examples 

One drawer of the cabinet contained a real 0.38-caliber handgun that had been modified so it could not fire, although the gun's hammer and trigger were still functional.

(Better Not to Show Kids Movies with Guns, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)